settle a lawsuit
idiom
: to end a lawsuit before the court makes a decision about it
They agreed to pay $100,000 to settle the lawsuit.
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In 2023, the food-delivery app GrubHub agreed to pay $3.5 million to settle a lawsuit regarding hidden fees.
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Jenn McMillen, Forbes, 27 Mar. 2024
More than three years later, Walgreens has agreed to pay $205,000 to settle a lawsuit brought by the EEOC on Doe’s behalf.
—Jonathan Edwards, Washington Post, 25 Mar. 2024
The acknowledgment by Assembly leaders was part of an agreement to settle a lawsuit filed against the Assembly's Office of Special Counsel when Gableman occupied the office.
—Journal Sentinel, 23 Feb. 2024
The Courier Journal previously reported the city paid $118,000 to settle a lawsuit brought forth by a local teacher against Wilson.
—Josh Wood, The Courier-Journal, 11 Jan. 2024
So why did the EEOC just settle a lawsuit with Dollar General because of their pre-employment physical exam policy?
—Chris Powell, Hartford Courant, 6 Jan. 2024
Google agreed to pay $350 million to settle a lawsuit years after a security lapse meant the personal data of users of its now-defunct social media website Google Plus was exposed to the internet.
—Gerrit De Vynck, Washington Post, 6 Feb. 2024
The city of Minneapolis agreed Thursday to pay $950,000 to settle a lawsuit alleging that journalists were subjected to police harassment and even hurt while covering protests over the police killings of George Floyd.
—Heather Hollingsworth, Twin Cities, 8 Feb. 2024
An Alaska fishing guide company has paid $900,000 to settle a lawsuit brought by the U.S. government alleging one of its guides caused a wildfire in 2019, the U.S. attorney's office for Alaska said in a statement Wednesday.
—CBS News, 25 Jan. 2024
Jenn McMillen, Forbes, 27 Mar. 2024
More than three years later, Walgreens has agreed to pay $205,000 to settle a lawsuit brought by the EEOC on Doe’s behalf.
—Jonathan Edwards, Washington Post, 25 Mar. 2024
The acknowledgment by Assembly leaders was part of an agreement to settle a lawsuit filed against the Assembly's Office of Special Counsel when Gableman occupied the office.
—Journal Sentinel, 23 Feb. 2024
The Courier Journal previously reported the city paid $118,000 to settle a lawsuit brought forth by a local teacher against Wilson.
—Josh Wood, The Courier-Journal, 11 Jan. 2024
So why did the EEOC just settle a lawsuit with Dollar General because of their pre-employment physical exam policy?
—Chris Powell, Hartford Courant, 6 Jan. 2024
Google agreed to pay $350 million to settle a lawsuit years after a security lapse meant the personal data of users of its now-defunct social media website Google Plus was exposed to the internet.
—Gerrit De Vynck, Washington Post, 6 Feb. 2024
The city of Minneapolis agreed Thursday to pay $950,000 to settle a lawsuit alleging that journalists were subjected to police harassment and even hurt while covering protests over the police killings of George Floyd.
—Heather Hollingsworth, Twin Cities, 8 Feb. 2024
An Alaska fishing guide company has paid $900,000 to settle a lawsuit brought by the U.S. government alleging one of its guides caused a wildfire in 2019, the U.S. attorney's office for Alaska said in a statement Wednesday.
—CBS News, 25 Jan. 2024
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